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M. B. BALEY.

REVERSIBLE MAT.

APPLLCATION mo JUNE 1. 19H.

Patented ov. 6, wl?,

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MARCUS B. BAILEY, oF NEW Yoran, 1v. Y., nslsrenoaor otrs-tiensA voglia-REY Munson,

To all whom t mag/concern:

Be it known that I', MARCUS BBAILEY,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of NewYork, in the county and ,Stateof New York, have inventedv certain `new and useful Improvements in Reversible Mats, of which the following ris a specification.l

This invention relates to'imprevements in foot mats, and particularly 'to types such as are used in connection with VVthe running board or steps of vehicles. y

The principal' object of the invention is to vprovide a mat which is readily reversible soV that either side may beusedg A further object is to provide means combined with the mat whereby it may be'firmly secured in operativeposition upon any extending fiat surface. l

A still further object is to provide a mat which may be cheaplymanufactured, andwhich possesses the elements of durability, strength and lightness to an extremedegree.'`-

These and other like objects are attained" by the novel construction and combination of parts hereafter described andfshown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a fragmental perspectiveview showing the application of the mat to the running board of an automobile;

Fig. 2 is a fragmental top plan view of a mat made in accordance with vtheinvention,

the securing means being shown extended at the ends. f

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. l

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 1 -4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the end element, and

i Fig. 6 is a fragmental plan view taken at the end of the mat, and indicating the means for securing the attaching element.

In constructing a mat in accordance with the invention, a pair of round wire rods 15 are formed with eyes 16 at their ends, the rods being of the length it is desired to make the mat, and engaged in these eyes are transverse rods 18, one of their ends being upset forming heads 19, while the opposite ends are bent, forming .right 'angle elements 20, the length of which is slightly in excess of the thickness of the plate or board upon which the mat is to be secured.

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v`lmviiiasiens jaar@ V(von-ti-nuing hook-,like arms`f21, formed with the elements 20, vare bentl obliquely `toward the rods-18 ren'trantly over. the mat,

and terminate in outwardly,curved` ends 22 adapted to engage` and-"freelyslide'-below lthe, surface of thepl'ateto which the 'mat is engaged by the inherentfres'iliency v*of Y'the material of the arms.

1 kPatenttedNov.vr ,6, 1917@ Appiieaon fueaauneji, 1,317.' fsrialNoglYQll" i evo " It is to be noticed'thatfth'eheads'lf` angular bends 20Vprevent longitudinal 44move- `ment of the rodsr18, but permit the y'samefto bel freely rotatedv therewith, 'so that the same maybe folded closely adjacent to'thegside of the mat, or extended from eitherof'its sides' when in use'.

Engaged with the frame side"rodsl, are

a plurality vof relatively thin metallicplates or strips 24, their endsbeing coiled so as, to

.tightly envelop the rods `15,'the arrangement lbeing such yas to present `spacesf25 between adj acent strips and. betyveeniheend strips andfthe frame end rods "1S`,the"encirc1ing l"bands 26 being affixed to the rods insuch manner as to prevent motion of the strips upon them. y

Interwoven between these strips andv over the end rods 18 are cords 28, the same being of vany preferred material, as cocoa fiber, hemp, or the like, the cords being tightly interlacedk and pressed closely together sidewise with sufficient tension to normally hold the rods 18 and hook arms 21 in any` adjusted position. f

From the foregoing, it willbe evident that the thickness of the mat will be only twice the diameter of the cord used, plus the thickness of the strips 24k upon which they are'interlaced; also the peculiar engagement ofVv each succeeding strand of the cord'renders the mat exceedingly strong and very durable.

,All the metallic parts are inclosed by the cord fiber, to such an extent that no part y makes contact ,with the plate upon which the mat may be attached, thusavoiding scratching or otherwise damaging the finished surfaces of the plate orboard, and it will bey also seen that thev hook elements 21 are readily reversible so that the mat can be used either side up Vwith equal facility, and held firmly with relation to the plate upon which it is applied.

When not in use, the mats may be carried below the seat cushion or other narrow space, the hook elements 21 folding at such tion, which merely consists of placing the'VV mat upon the plate or running board, which vis presumed to be oit a thickness slightly greater than the distance ,between the curved ends of the hooks 21, and the rods 18, Whereby the engagement of the hooks is su-'liicient to hold the mat very firmly in position, it merely being necessary to slide the same un` til Vthe angular elements 2O contact'ivith the outer edge of the board. Y y

A Having thus described my invention, What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mat, the combination with a reversible body, of resilient hooks pivotally engaged in the eXtreme ends of said body, said hooks-extending over said body-and being operatively disposable oneither side thereof.`

2. In a mat, the combination with a pair of rods, disposed in parallel and eyes formed in the ends thereof, of a pair of cross-rods disposed in the mentioned eyes, resilient hooks formed integrally With said crossrods, means for preventing the longitudinal I Copies of this patent may be obtained for movement of said cross-rods, anda mat in* VterWoven between said rods. i

3. 1n -a mat, the combination Withl a pair ofy oppositely disposed parallel rods, eyes formed in the ends of said rods, flat metallic strips having ends encircling said rods, a fibrous cord interwoven alternately over and under said strips, end rods pivotally engaged .in said eyes, and resilient hooks formed with said end rods, said -hooks being adapted for engagement with V.a plate on either side of the mat. Y

t. In a mat, the `Combination with a pair `of vrods .disposed .in parallel, looped eyes said end rods, and angiilarly disposed hooks i formed with said angular elements, said hooks beingfadapted yto be disposed `upon either side of' the mat or Yfolded closely adja- Y centthereto. o i ln testimony Whereoil I have name to this speciiication.

Masons B. Barnier.

Washington, TID. C. l

signed my 

